Baldwin SHS
Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Baldwin SHS in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,657 students in 2024-25 with 118.6 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
2,086 students in 2022-23, 2,019 students in 2023-24, 1,657 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 112.9 to 118.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,086 | 112.9 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 2,019 | 112.9 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,657 | 118.6 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools
Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 337 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Baldwin SHS enrolled 2,020 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 98 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 337 of the 2,020 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions98
- Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.5% of students were White, 17.0% Asian, 6.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White69.5%
- Asian17.0%
- Black6.2%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Hispanic2.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Baldwin SHS scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55% | 58‑59% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 37‑38% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% of the 355 students in Baldwin SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% | 95% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 355 | 356 | 136,045 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Pittsburgh
25 public high schools in Pittsburgh report 2024-25 enrollment; Baldwin SHS is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Lebanon SHS | 1,772 | 14.7 | 17.6% |
| Baldwin SHS | 1,657 | 14.0 | 55.9% |
| North Hills SHS | 1,443 | 13.7 | 28.4% |
| Pittsburgh Allderdice High School | 1,386 | 15.8 | 93.4% |
| Fox Chapel Area High School | 1,360 | 14.5 | 21.3% |
| Upper Saint Clair High School | 1,269 | 13.3 | 13.8% |
| Shaler Area High School | 1,160 | 11.5 | 32.2% |
| Penn Hills SHS | 1,049 | 18.7 | 87.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Baldwin SHS
- Brentwood SHSThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 331 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Pittsburgh Carrick High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 515 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Baldwin SHS with Brentwood SHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Baldwin-Whitehall SD spends per student$14,087 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,087
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaBaldwin SHS is the number 62 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#62 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.14.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Baldwin SHS
How many students attend Baldwin SHS?
1,657 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,086 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pittsburgh, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Baldwin SHS?
14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Baldwin SHS a Title I school?
Baldwin SHS was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Baldwin SHS do on state tests?
The students tested at Baldwin SHS scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Baldwin SHS?
95% of the 355 students in Baldwin SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Baldwin SHS in?
Baldwin-Whitehall SD, NCES district ID 4202970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420297000050 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.